New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): After Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won by-elections on Jobat and Prithvipur assembly seats along with Khandwa Lok Sabha seat, party leader P Muralidhar Rao on Tuesday said "Madhya Pradesh means BJP".

New Delhi : The BJP, dominating the northeast, is facing setback in two northern states it rules, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana, in the bypolls for 29 assembly and 3 Lok Sabha seats. Congress won 3 assembly seats in Himachal, and is ahead in the race for Mandi. In the Lok Sabha seat of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, Pratibha Singh, the wife of late chief minister Virbhadra Singh, has pulled ahead after trailing the BJP’s Kargil war hero Brigadier (Retd) Khushal Thakur for long.

New Delhi : The BJP, dominating the northeast, is facing setback in two northern states it rules, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana, in the bypolls for 29 assembly and 3 Lok Sabha seats. Congress won 3 assembly seats in Himachal, and is ahead in the race for Mandi. In the Lok Sabha seat of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, Pratibha Singh, the wife of late chief minister Virbhadra Singh, has pulled ahead after trailing the BJP’s Kargil war hero Brigadier (Retd) Khushal Thakur for long.

New Delhi : The BJP, dominating the northeast, is facing setback in two northern states it rules, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana, in the bypolls for 29 assembly and 3 Lok Sabha seats. Congress won 3 assembly seats in Himachal, and is ahead in the race for Mandi. In the Lok Sabha seat of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, Pratibha Singh, the wife of late chief minister Virbhadra Singh, has pulled ahead after trailing the BJP’s Kargil war hero Brigadier (Retd) Khushal Thakur for long.

New Delhi : The BJP, dominating the northeast, is facing setback in two northern states it rules, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana, in the bypolls for 29 assembly and 3 Lok Sabha seats. Congress won 3 assembly seats in Himachal, and is ahead in the race for Mandi. In the Lok Sabha seat of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, Pratibha Singh, the wife of late chief minister Virbhadra Singh, has pulled ahead after trailing the BJP’s Kargil war hero Brigadier (Retd) Khushal Thakur for long.

Mandya (Karnataka) [India], November 2 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that he has taken the Bharatiya Janata Party's defeat in Hangal constituency seriously and will take corrective steps.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won Sindgi Assembly bypolls while the party lost the Hangal seat to Congress.

Bengaluru Oct 30 PTI An approximate 69 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the bypoll to Sindgi assembly constituency in Karnataka while it was 84 per cent in Hangal segment election officials said on Saturday Polling began at 7 am and went on till 7 pm According to poll officials elections were held by strictly adhering to COVID-19 guidelines and no incidents have been reported A total of 19 candidates were in the fray in the two constituencies including six from Sindgi and 13 from Hangal Two candidates from Sindgi were women Counting of votes will take place on November 2 A total of 439148 voters including 230 service voters were eligible to cast their votes from both constituencies at 560 polling stations The by-election was necessitated as the seats fell vacant following the death of Sindgi JDS legislator M C Managuli and BJPs C M Udasi from Hangal While Ramesh Bhusanur who came second behind Managuli in 2018 polls is the BJP candidate from Sindgi Shivaraj Sajjanar is its candidate from Hangal constituency The Congress has named M C Managulis son Ashok Managuli who has joined the party as its candidate from Sindgi while former MLC Srinivas Mane is its candidate from Hangal The JDS which was the first to announce its candidates has fielded 33-year-old post graduate Naziya Shakeel Ahmed Angadi from Sindgi and 35-year-old BE MTech graduate Niyaz Shaikh from Hangal This is the first electoral challenge for Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai after taking charge Retaining Hangal is even more important for him as it is the neighbouring constituency to his Shiggaon assembly segment The Congress by ensuring a win wants to give momentum for its preparations in the run up to 2023 assembly polls in the state while the JDS is looking to retain Sindgi seat and thereby prove that it still commands a support base in the northern districts PTI KSU BN BN

Bengaluru Oct 30 PTI An estimated 5678 per cent voter turnout was recorded in by-poll bound Sindgi and Hangal assembly constituencies in Karnataka till 3pm election officials said on Saturday While Sindgi has recorded 516 per cent voting so far in Hangal it is 6272 per cent The polling began at 7 am and will go on till 7 pm A total of 19 candidates are in the fray in the two constituencies including six from Sindgi and 13 from Hangal Two candidates from Sindgi are women The counting of votes will take place on November 2 There are a total of 439148 eligible voters including 230 service voters from both constituencies who can cast their votes at 560 polling stations The by-elections have been necessitated as the seats fell vacant following the death of Sindgi JDS legislator M C Managuli and BJPs C M Udasi from Hangal While Ramesh Bhusanur who came second behind Managuli in 2018 polls is the BJP candidate from Sindgi Shivaraj Sajjanar is its candidate from Hangal constituency The Congress has named M C Managulis son Ashok Managuli who has joined the party as its candidate from Sindgi while former MLC Srinivas Mane is its candidate from Hangal The JDS which was the first to announce its candidates has fielded 33-year-old post graduate Naziya Shakeel Ahmed Angadi from Sindgi and 35-year-old BE MTech graduate Niyaz Shaikh from Hangal This is the first electoral challenge for Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai after taking charge Retaining Hangal is even more important for him as it is the neighbouring constituency to his Shiggaon assembly segment The Congress by ensuring a win wants to give momentum for its preparations in the run up to 2023 assembly polls in the state while the JDS is looking to retain Sindgi seat and thereby prove that it still commands a support base in the northern districts PTI KSU ROH ROH

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 30 (ANI): Karnataka recorded a voter turnout of 56.78 per cent till 3.30 pm in the ongoing by-polls in Hangal and Sindgi assembly constituencies on Saturday, according to the Election Commission.